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Die Blutgräfin Directed by Ulrike Ottinger Produced by Heino Deckert
Kurt MayerWritten by Elfriede Jelinek (dialogue)
Ulrike OttingerStarring Tilda Swinton
Isabelle Huppert[1]Music by Maud Nelissen Cinematography Christian Berger Studio Kurt Mayer Film
Ma.Ja.De FilmproduktionDistributed by Thim Film Running time 120 minutes Country Austria
GermanyLanguage English
GermanBudget €5 million Die Blutgräfin (English: The Bloody Countess) is a German-Austrian film about Elizabeth Báthory. The screenplay is by the director of the film Ulrike Ottinger with additional writing by Elfriede Jelinek.[2]
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Plot
Anxiously awaited by her faithful maid Hermine, Countess Báthory, la comtesse sanglante, tigress in human skin, emerges into daylight. A fast-paced treasure hunt on the trail of the ancestors takes the female team through eerily beautiful Vienna. Her retinue: Countess Báthory's nephew Bubi (a downtrodden vegetarian vampire type), his therapist, two eager vampirologists, corpse students from the Vampiria Fighting Brotherhood, a women's orchestra, etc. Viennese Blood flows freely, and the hearts of the Viennese and the Habsburgs soar – a mad journey to the roots of the enduring, powerful myth of the Vampire Empire, and a final a showdown at the Vienna Prater – during midnight soupé on the Ferris wheel.[3]
Cast
- Tilda Swinton as Elizabeth Báthory
- Isabelle Huppert as Maid Hermine
- Irm Hermann as Bubi
- Udo Kier as Therapist, Dr. Theobald Tandem
- Julian Looman as Brutus von Bathor zu Klingenfels
- Peter Kern
- Eva Basteiro-Bertoli as Anna Nádasdy és Báthory
- Eric de Kuyper
- Nicholas Ofczarek
- Sophie Rois
- Udo Samel
- Veruschka
- Johann Adam Oest
- Branko Samarovski
Production
The German director Ulrike Ottinger cast Tilda Swinton and Isabelle Huppert in the lead roles of the €5 million production. Filming began in June 2010.[4] The producers of the German-Austrian film are Kurt Mayer and Heino Deckert.[3] It is the International remake of the Ulrike Ottingers German film from 2000.[5]
Soundtrack
The score is by the Dutch pianist Maud Nelissen.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Ottinger, Ulrike. "Director's statement: Die Blutgräfin" (in German). Die Blutgräfin (in Vorbereitung). Ulrike Ottinger website. http://www.ulrikeottinger.com/index.http://www.ulrikeottinger.com/index.php/directors-statement.html. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ MrDisgusting (28 June 2010) Tilda Swinton the Latest Elizabeth Bathory in The Blood Countess Movies. bloody-disgusting.com
- ^ a b Ottinger, Ulrike. "Die Blutgräfin (in Vorbereitung)" (in German). Filme. Ulrike Ottinger website. http://www.ulrikeottinger.com/index.php/die-blutgraefin.html. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ^ Claudia (9 October 2009) "Die Blutgräfin" von Ulrike Ottinger Feminine Lesbians – Frauenliebe. femininelesbians.wordpress.com
- ^ Die Blutgräfin - KinoTV
- ^ Maud Nelissen: Maud Nelissen – componist en piannist. Maud Nelissen. maudnelissen.com
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- Vampires in film and television
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